Places Edited by Daniel McDermon

This is the place where U2’s lead singer got his nickname.

An exhibit tracing Japan's cinematic history in an often-overlooked national museum.

Abandoned mine site with interesting artifacts to explore, including a 4-stamp mill.

The trees in this small meadow grew from seeds that orbited the Earth.

A beloved family of panda sculptures named after memories of the city's past.

This statue honors the Philippine warrior who repelled a foreign invader and prevented Ferdinand Magellan from circumnavigating the globe.

The site where the summer solstice helped ancient Greeks sync the lunar and solar calendars.

The haunting ruins of a once-holy church now stand as a forgotten relic of Montreal’s past.

A home for Spain's version of the Tooth Fairy, hidden in an old gas company register.

Honoring the Guinness brewer whose quest for the perfect pint led to the creation of the t-test, a cornerstone of modern statistics.

Cold War missile site at high alert during the Cuban Missile Crisis, now a post-apocalyptic backdrop.

An otherworldly reserve of one of Earth’s densest volcanic fields and the world’s largest guanaco migration.

A mountain pass used by Prohibition-era bootleggers to facilitate traffic into and out of Canada from Vermont.

While walking down Mazatlan's historic boardwalk, visitors are surprised to find their ocean view interrupted by a gateway to hell.

Massive gannet colony perched on cliffs, with hiking trails and an interpretation center.

A tidbit of Poe history on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

The best-preserved weaving mill from the early 20th century in all of Scandinavia

A sea glass gold mine on Newfoundland’s rugged coast.

Modern reconstruction of a wooden submarine from 1894.

Historic German church that was reconstructed and opened to the public in 2024.

Named from the Spanish for “beautiful woods,” this public cemetery is spread across 29 acres of moss-draped oaks.

Based in a former haberdashery, Florida’s oldest continually-operating bar has a rich nautical history and lots of local lore.

The only Ottoman Mosque in Attica outside central Athens.

A seemingly abandoned store in central Manchester with a lengthy backstory.